The Portland daily press., 1887-02-16
FROM wAsHINcToN.
The Son Of ex-President Tyler Pre-
sents a Petition to Congress.
The Senate RetaIitory Bill Considered
In the House Committee.
Captain Greedy Appointed as Chief
Signal officer.
walker Appointed Postmaster at
lewiston, and Cummings
at Bangor.
Especial to the PREss.l

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adversely reported from the Senate commit
tee on claims. 1t is that Of John Tyler, Jr..
| for remuneration Of his services as private
secretary to his father, President John
Tyler, from March 4th, 1916. The petition
made by Mr.. Tyler reads as follows:
''Io the honorable the Congress Of the United
The undersigned your petitioner, respectfully
represents that he served from the 4th Of March,
al ApT Tsa as AZ wee
dent OF the United States and from the 9th of
April, 1S41, to the 4th Of March. 1S45, as private
dent Of the United States, yet that lin neither the
one capacity nor the other has he ever to this day
received from the Government of the United
States, or any department thereof or otherwise,
directly or indirectly, one dollar OF compensation
Tor said services. Your petitioner further states
been allowed to the Vice President mp to the time
your petitioner served In that capacity; and that
the President Of the United States had been al
lowed secretary, with compensation, to sign
land patents but that during the time your petit
toner served as private secretaryto the President
filled, not by your petitioner but by another per-
son. Your petitioner filed the Office Of private
secretary for three years and eleven months, for
tanning the Office with private means all charged
against himself so that finally at the close Of the
administration q resident Tyler your petitioner
sell to friend gold chain he wore to his watch
for thirty-ive dollars to enable him to leave Wash
ington for his home In Virginia.
Your petitioner has never before called atten-
ti0n on the part OF the Congress to this matter.
trusting that without his personal intervention il
might occur to some national mind that would
have justice meted out to your petitioner, but this
never having been done your petti0der now per-
s sonally appeals 70 the Senators and representa-
an appropriation as In their wisdom shall compen-
safe and remunerate your petitioner for his ser
vices as stated. JOHN TYLER, JR,"
To the committee on claims the petition
evidently appears to come little late and to
SAVIOR somewhat Of "cheek" and they say Of
it: "The claimant is the son Of the late Pres
ident Tyler. His age at the time he claims
to have performed the services mentioned in
the petition is not stated. The claimant
states in Inspection that he was not paid for
his services by the government, but he was
member of his fathers family during the
time for which he claims payment, and it is
probable that he was satisfactorily compen-
sated for his services at the time by his
father, but whether he was or not in the
opinion Of your committee he has no claim
against the government for compensation"
AS Mr.. Tyler states in his petition that Con-
gress made provision for q private secre-
tary to his father, which position was filed
by another person, it is difficult to un-
derstand what grounds he thinks he has for
compensation.
The Retalitory Bill.
1t begins to look as though the House COM
mittee on foreign affairs might after all have
to report the Senate retaliatory bill instead
Of the Belmont and Clement substitute
therefor. At meeting of the committee
the absence of two Republican members
alone prevented this being done as Grain Of
Texas, and Worthington of Illinois voted
with the Republican members in favor Of
the Senate bill. Another meeting will be
ceeds In bringing Grain and Wsrthington
around to his views it is probable that the
Senate bill will be adopted
A Vote on Retaliation tomorrow.
The fishery retaliatory bills were again dis
cussed today by the House committee on for
eign affairs. No conclusion was reached but
it is expected that vote on the pending
bills will be taken tomorrow.
Captain creeIy for Signal officer.
The President has nominated Captain
Greedy for Chief Signal Officer.
Postal Appointments.
The President has nominated the follow
ing postmasters:
Charles Walker, Lewiston, Me.
Frederick A, Cummings, Bangor, Me.
Pensions Granted
Pensions have been granted to the follow
ing Maine people:
Elbridge 7. Crockett, original. Foxcroft.
Joseph A. Kaler, original, Waldoboro.
Samuel j. Stevens, increase, Parkmgn.
VIM w. JordOn, increase, Dexter.
John Cusick, increase, T0gus.
Henry b. cooper, restoration and reissue, Ply
mouth.
Michael Mclaughlin, reissue, Calais
John Speed, reissue, South Atkinson.
Fifeid Ireland, reissue, Emden.